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U.S. District Court Ruling Vacates HIPAA Final Rule that Strengthened Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Information

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On June 18, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division issued an opinion, Purl v. Department of Health and Human Services, declaring the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Final Rule Vacated by Texas Court

The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on June 18, 2025 vacated portions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Rule) related to reproductive healthcare privacy....more

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Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Rule Struck Down Nationwide by Texas Judge: What Providers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans...

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A federal judge in Texas just tossed out Biden-era reproductive healthcare privacy protections, halting a 2024 final rule with nationwide effect. The rule, which largely took effect in December and created new HIPAA privacy...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule Takes Effect Amid Legal and Political Uncertainties

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As of December 23, health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates (collectively, regulated entities) must comply with new reproductive health care privacy...more

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Texas Challenges HHS’s HIPAA Rule Protecting Reproductive Health Information from State Investigative Bodies

Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint in federal district court against HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) challenging a recently issued rule strengthening protection of protected health...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Post‑Chevron Spotlight: Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Restored as Texas Hospitals Prevail in Challenge to HHS Exclusion...

In a victory for Texas health care providers, in Baylor All Saints Medical Center dba Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center‑Fort Worth et al. v. Xavier Becerra, case number 4:24‑cv‑00432, the United States District...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Court Stays CMS CY2025 Final Rule on Agent and Broker Compensation and Contract Term Restrictions

On July 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas stayed provisions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) contract year 2025 Final Rule that amended the longstanding Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Part D agent and...more

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District Court Vacates Provisions of No Surprises Act Final Rule

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On February 6, a US district court in Texas vacated provisions of the No Surprises Act final rule related to the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process for determining payment for out-of-network services....more

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Texas Medical Association Again Challenges Federal Rules Under No Surprises Act

The Texas Medical Association is yet again challenging the federal government’s implementation of the independent dispute resolution process established by the No Surprises Act, this time arguing the $350 fee to initiate the...more

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